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[dawg day]

7. That's not at all my experience.

My experience is that Democrats are, in general, kind and accepting, even enthusiastic. They see me not as just a potential "vote," but as a fellow citizen deserving of compassion and help if needed, and also capable of helping out. They are often creative and funny in our discussions and interactions.

In contrast, my GOP acquaintances are angry at everyone who isn't them, which is, after all, more than half the nation, and given to extreme and wrong beliefs (my sil just said, 'Why should I work so hard just to have the nation give money to lazy immigrants', this while she sat at her poolside outside her mansion doing nothing while a group of spanish-speaking Mexicans replaced her roof in a very hot sun... btw, she doesn't work at all, and her banker husband's $ were what paid for the roofers), which they refuse to change when evidence is presented. They are not creative and funny, rather relentless in their determination to echo what Tucker Carlson lied about last night.

Anyway, if necessary, let me perhaps be the first Democrat to welcome you unreservedly and say, "Big love to you... let's walk with optimism, hope, and (of course) rational skepticism into 2021."